Improvement in hay gathering and cocking machines



G. W. SMITH & E. J. s. DAVIS. Hay Gathering and Cooking Machine.

No. 222,426. Patented Dec. 9, I879.

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UNITED S A S PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE W. SMITH'AND ERNEST J. S. DAVIS, OF VAN METER, IOWA.

.IMPROVEMENT IN HAY GATHERING AND COG-KING MACHINES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 222,426, dated December 9, 1879; application filed May 5, 1879.

To all whom it may concern: Be it known that we, GEORGE W. SMITH and ERNEST J. S. DAVIS, of Van Meter, in the county of Dallas and State of Iowa, have int will of the operator and set up at intervals in the line of advance.

Heretofore revolvingrakes and carriers and a suspended receiver and cock-formers have been 1 mounted on a carriage to accomplish the results contemplated. Inone instance the re- 1 ceiver, in the form of ac'one-shaped basket,

has been hung in a frame rigidly fixed to the rear end of the carriage by means of a hinge at the top edge of its rearside, and by a stop or latching device immediately opposite at'the front side, so that when it was full it could be revolved rearward and inverted to allow the hay-cock to drop out while the operator retained it in an elevated position. In another instance a cook-formerhaving'a hinged sec- .tion has beensuspended in a frame by means of gudgeons on its sides, in such a manner that it could be revolved forward into an inverted position, and the hinged section then swung rearward and upward by the operator to the hay-cock to be deposited upon a vibrat ing platform, from whence it could be discharged to rest upon the; ground.

Hay-elevators and receiving and dumping platforms have also been mounted-upon threewheeled carriages by means of triangularshaped frames; but in no instance has a carriage, elevator, and cock-former been so constructed, arranged, and combined as to allow the cock-former to be revolved bodily and to deposit its contents upon an inclined plane, from thence uponthe ground,-while the machine was advancing.

a 1 Our invention contemplates forming, ar

ranging, and combining a carriage, rake, and elevator and cook -form"er in such a manner that the driver, mounted upon a seat on the carriage, may, by simply pressinghis foot upon a step, govern the machine so that it will antomatically form and. discharge hay-oocks at his will while the machine is advancing, as hereinafter fully set forth.

Figure 1 of our drawings is a top view of our machine. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal and sectional view. Fig. 3 is a side elevation, showing the reverse side of Fig. 2. Together they illustrate the construction and operation of our complete invention.

a a represent a carriage-frame of oblong form, that may vary in size and material, as desired.

I) b are wheels of common form, that support the front end of the carriage and machine.

c is a trail fixed in a central position to the cross-pieces of the carriage-frame, to extend downward and rearward. It has a shoe, 0, fixed to its lower end, to slide on the ground and to serve as a support for keeping the complete machine in balance, and also as an inclined plane to carry-the hay-cock from the revolving cock-former to the ground.

61 d are posts rising from the rear end of the carriage-frame to support an elevator-frame, 9, that inclines rearward from the front portion of the machine, and also to support a rigid rectangular frame, lb, (within which a cone-shaped basket and cock-former is built,) that is suspended between the inclined posts d by means of suitable bearings formed in or attached to the posts.

The frame vh has trunnions or gudgeons fixed to its sides at a point of elevation above the center of gravity of the revolving cockformer carried by the suspended frame.

m is. an endless rake mounted on pairs-of pulleys 1 and 2, that are fixed to shafts having bearings formed in or attached to the lower portion of the elevator-frame g.

n a is an endless carrier mounted upon the pulleys 2 2 at its lower end, and upon pulleys 3 3, that are carried by a revolving shaft, 0,

that has its bearings at the top portion of the inclined elevator-frame g.

1017 is an inclined plane formed of a framework of slats, and fixed to the frame 9 in such a manner that the endless carrier'm will move around it and carry hay upward and rearward thereon.

The pulleys 2 2, fixed on the shaft m", are designed to operate the elevator and rake jointly and simultaneously by means of chains or belts passed over the pulleys l and 3. These driver-pulleys 2 2 are connected with a drivewheel, 1', that is fixed to the carriagewheel I) by means of a pulley, r", fixed to the end of the same shaft in and a crossed belt, .9, as shown in Fig. 3, in such a manner that when the machine is advanced the rake and carrier will be actuated to lift hay from the ground and carry it upward and rearward on the inclined plane and then drop it into the suspended hopper and cock-formcr, carried by the suspended frame 71, to be shaken together and packed therein as the machine continues to advance.

t is a short post, pivoted to the front end of the carriage-frame to support and operate two lovers that are hinged to its end. a is one of the hinged levers, extending horizontally from the post t rearward, and through a loop or bearing fixed to the post d, to engage a pin or stud, 12, that projects from the revolving frame It, by means of a hook or catch, to, formed on or fixed to the rear end of the lever u.

w is a spring-latch, fixed to the carriageframe to extend upward and engage a catch, at, on the front end and corner of the revolving frame It.

A cam, 9, (shown in Fig. 2,) projecting inward from the lever u, engages the latch 00, when the lever is moved forward and releases the revolving frame hat the same time and by the same motion that its catch '10 engages the stud or crank-pin o, to thereby disturb the equilibrium of the suspended frame h, so that the loaded basket and cock-former carried thereby will revolve forward into an inverted position, and dump its contents upon the inclined trail and plane 0, from whence it slides upon the ground in the form of a compact and well-shaped heap or hay-cock, that will be greatly advantageous in curing and protecting the hay in the field.

y is a rock-shaft or rake'head, mounted at the top end of the elevator-frame g to form a hayholder. It has a series of curved rake-teeth that catch and retain the hay as it drops from the elevator and inclined plane p during the interval of time the receiver and cock-former is being emptied. This hay-holder y has a crank, 2, extending laterally from its end, and is connected with the lever u and the pivoted post t by means of a lever, e, that has a bridle at its top end to admit the end of the crank z.

ff are fenders extending downward andinward from the top end of the t'rameg and contiguous to the ends of the cut-off or hay-holder y, to prevent hay falling from the hay-holder or falling outside of the receiver and cockformer when the hay-holder is in an elevated position.

h is a lattice-work shield, hinged to the tops of the post d in such a manner that it will, by force of gravity, rest upon the in.- clined sides of the elevator-frame g, to retain the hay upon the elevator as it ascends in windy weather.

9" represents a frame hinged to the under side and central portion of the carriage-frame. It is composed of cross-bars and series of pieces that terminate in curved guards t, that protect'the rake and the elevator while revolving, to pick up and elevate hay from the ground as the machine is advancing in the hay-field. This frame and its guards can be readily raised and lowered, as occasion may require, by means of cords or chains fastened to its front ends and sides, to be detachably connected with the elevator-frame or carriageframe.

In the practical operation of our machine a driver mounted upon the seat a can readily operate the levers u and 0 simultaneously by simply pressing his foot against a shoulder or foot-rest, b", that projects laterally from the pivoted post t, which is the moving-fulcrum of the levers hinged thereto, and thus by one motion discharge the hay from the revolving cock-former and lower the hay-holder or cutoff 3 as hereinbefore stated, while the machine is advancing.

By the use of our improved hay-gathering and hay-cockin g machine, thus constructed to be automatically operated at the will of the driver, haycocks may be gathered, formed, and set upon the ground without necessitating the driver to leave his seat, or having an assistant to aid him in discharging the hay and adjusting the cock-former every time it is emptied; and hay crops lying spread over fields may consequently be as readily placed into heaps with our machine as into windrows with a horse-rake, and much time, labor, and expense thus saved in securing hay crops.

We claim- 1. In a hay-gathering and hay-cocking machine, the triangular-shaped carriage-frame, composed of the horizontal oblong frame a a, the inclined posts (1 d, and the inclined elevator-frame g, when mounted upon a tripod composed of two wheels, b b, and a trail, a c", and adapted to carry and co-operate a revolving elevator and a suspended frame carrying a revolving cock-former, substantially as shown and described, for the purposes specified.

2. The rigid frame h, carrying a basket or cock-former, in combination with the triangular-shaped frame a d g, mounted upon wheels b b, and having a trail-support and inclined plane 0 c, substantially as and for the purposes shown and described.

3. The carriage'a, b 0 d g, having a drivers seat mounted over one of its wheels, the pivoted fulcrum t, having a foot-rest, b", the revolving frame h, having a stud, c, and catch ac, the lever it, having a hook, to, and a cam, y, arranged and combined substantially as shown and described, to operate in the manner set forth.

4. The carriage a b c d g, having a drivers seat fixed over one of its wheels I), the pivoted fulcrum t, having a foot-rest, b, the revolviu ing frame It, carrying a cock-former, and having a stud, 'u, and catch an, the lever u, having a hook, w, and a cam, 3 the cut-off or hay-holder 1 having a crank, z, and the lever a 0, having a bridle at its top end, arranged and combined substantially as shown and described, to operate in the manner and for the purposes specified. r p it 5. The hay-gathering and hay-cocking machine composed of the following elementary parts, to wit:' the carriage a b c d 9, having manner set forth.

GEORGE W. SMITH. ERNEST J. S. DAVIS.

Witnesses:

G. S. MGOLEEARY, AARON TRINDLE. 

